Trade and Empire in Early Nineteenth Century Southeast Asia. Gillian Maclaine and his business network

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Deals with European trade [and western imperialism] in southeast Asia through the activities of the merchant, Gillian Maclaine, exploring his trading network; 'how trade in the region worked'; the light this sheds on trade, empire and competition between colonial powers; the significance of European trade with South East Asia relative to that with India and China. Much re trade in cotton piece goods, coffee and opium. Chapters include: 'Introduction - a Scots emigre, imperial systems and global commodities'; 'Maclaine's apprenticeship - the City of London and the cotton [piece goods] trade with Asia, 1816-20'; 'S̀cotch adventurer - Batavia, coffee and colonial wars, 1820-27'; 'Pivotal years - Maclaine Watson, treacherous chains, sickness and debt, 1827-32'; 'Network takes shape - connections, business and associates, 1832-40'; 'Conclusion - Maclaine's legacy, commodities and trade on a colonial 'periphery', 1840-64'